Extract from Business Questions: Police and Crime Commissioners - Apr 22
Friday, 23 April 2021 08:01
Tom Hunt (Ipswich) (Con) [V]: Over the past few weeks, I have been
knocking on quite a few doors in the Chantry area of Ipswich, where
the Leader of the House has quite a few admirers, as it happens.
The key issue is the growth in antisocial behaviour and potential
drug dealing and taking in the area, particularly in Stonelodge
Park. We know that increased police presence and regular patrols
are part of deterring that kind of illicit activity, and I welcome
the extra 45 police officers, but...Request free trial
(Ipswich) (Con) [V]: Over the past few weeks,
I have been knocking on quite a few doors in the Chantry area of
Ipswich, where the Leader of the House has quite a few admirers, as
it happens. The key issue is the growth in antisocial behaviour and
potential drug dealing and taking in the area, particularly in
Stonelodge Park. We know that increased police presence and regular
patrols are part of deterring that kind of illicit activity, and I
welcome the extra 45 police officers, but would the Leader of the
House find space in Government time for a debate about the national
police funding formula, which I and the police and crime
commissioner, , believe is not fair for Suffolk?
The Leader of the House of Commons (
): I am delighted to hear that I have a
following in Chantry. There is also a Chantry in Somerset, so it is
clearly a very good name for a place.
The police funding formula remains the most reliable
mechanism that we have to distribute core grant funding to
Police and Crime Commissioners
The funding settlement will be £15.8 billion in 2021-22, up
£600 million on the previous year. Obviously, it is then about how
that money is spent, and getting more police on the beat—I am
delighted to hear that there are 45 more in my hon. Friend’s
constituency—is key. The presence of a police officer is a sure way
of reducing crime and antisocial behaviour.
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